Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc

Public charity · Grantmaker Mountain Brook, AL EIN: 26-4085689

To promote the welfare of children and youth in home, school, and community; to support the efforts of providing an effective, challenging, and engaging education for every one of our students; to bring into closer relation the home and the school,that parents and teachers may cooperate intelligently in the education of children and youth.

Key facts about Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc

In short: Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc gave $1.1M across 6 grants in 2025 (avg $179K), mostly in Alabama. Source: 2025 IRS Form 990.

EIN
26-4085689
Latest 990 filing
Form 990, 2025
Annual giving (2025)
$1,071,328
Grants made (2025)
6
Average grant
$178,555
Median grant
$233,966
Total assets
$506,650
Primary geography
Alabama (100% of itemized 2025 grant dollars)

Data from IRS Form 990, 2025; updated September 2026.

Financial Overview

From 2025 IRS Form 990 · View filing

Total Assets

$507K

+25.8% YoY

Annual Giving

$1.1M

-41.5% YoY

Grant Count

6

+0.0% YoY

Avg Grant Size

$179K

-41.5% YoY

How Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc gives

  • Giving held roughly steady from 2022 to 2025 (+18%). Method

From the foundation's IRS Form 990 filings. Methodology.

About Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc

Based on IRS filings

Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mountain Brook, AL. IRS filing data is available from 2020 through 2025. As of 2025, the organization holds $507K in total assets. In 2025, it awarded 6 grants totaling $1.1M. Net investment income was $5K.

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Geographic Focus

Where this funder awards grants

Grant Distribution by State

1state

Share of 2025 grant dollars across all 6 itemized grants.

States

Cities

Mountain Brook

Giving Over Time

Total grant dollars and number of grants per year

$0$500K$1M$1.5M$2M6 grants2020 6 grants2021 6 grants2022 6 grants2023 6 grants2024 6 grants2025

From 2020 to 2025, annual grant giving ranged from $887K (2020) to $1.8M (2024). In 2025 it made 6 grants totaling $1.1M.

Grant Insights

How this funder distributes its grants

Top Recipients

Top 6 recipients in 2025

Crestline Elementary School: $255KCrestline Elementary School$255KMountain Brook Elementary School: $250KMountain Brook ElementarySchool$250KCherokee Bend Elementary School: $236KCherokee Bend ElementarySchool$236KBrookwood Forest Elementary School: $232KBrookwood Forest ElementarySchool$232KMountain Brook High School: $70KMountain Brook High School$70KMountain Brook Junior High: $28KMountain Brook Junior High$28K

The largest 2025 recipient was Crestline Elementary School ($255K). Together the top 6 received $1.1M.

Grant Size Distribution

30 grants across all recorded years

3<$50K4$50–100K17$100–250K5$250–500K$500K–1M1$1–5M$5M+

The most common grant size was in the $100–250K range: 17 grants of 30 (57%).

Giving History

Grant recipients and amounts by year

RecipientPurposeAmount
Crestline Elementary School Mountain Brook, ALTeacher classroom needs, technology, support for art, music, spanish, counseling, new furniture,teacher professional development,and several other programs$255,205
Mountain Brook Elementary School Mountain Brook, ALTechnology needs,curriculum needs,classroom furniture,teacher classroom expenses,and other program expenses. And other programs$250,000
Cherokee Bend Elementary School Mountain Brook, ALTeacher Classroom EXPENSES,TECHNOLOGY,LIBRARY MATERIALS,ADVENTURE Curriculum.$236,298
Brookwood Forest Elementary School Mountain Brook, ALTeacher Classroom MATERIALS,STEM Program, Innovative Initiatives.$231,634
Mountain Brook High School Mountain Brook, ALTeacher classroom expenses,staff professional development costs,technology items, instructional needs.$70,139
Mountain Brook Junior High Mountain Brook, ALTechnology EXPENSES,CLASSROOM Furniture Updates/Improvements.$28,052

Financial History

Multi-year comparison from IRS filings

Revenue
Expenses
Net Investment Income
$0$1M$2M$3M2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Metric202520242023
Total Assets$506,650$402,649$553,830
Revenue$1,621,166$2,064,109$1,639,509
Expenses$1,526,538$2,215,290$1,578,000
Net Investment Income$4,510$2,288$1,667

Data update history

When this profile's IRS filing data changed on Grantable

  1. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2020 (received by the IRS July 1, 2021)
  2. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2021 (received by the IRS November 15, 2021)
  3. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2022 (received by the IRS February 8, 2023)
  4. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2023 (received by the IRS April 8, 2024)
  5. Updated Form 990 for fiscal year 2024 (received by the IRS May 12, 2025)
  6. Added Form 990 for fiscal year 2025 (received by the IRS May 12, 2026)
  7. IRS filings on file for fiscal years 2020–2024

Leadership & Key People

Officers and directors from IRS filings

Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc is led by Karon Staples, President since 2025 (on filings since 2021); none of the 14 officers listed in 2025 report compensation.

Officers on the 2025 filing

  • Karon Staples

    President

    Director → President, 2025

    On filings since 2021

    2 hrs/week

    No compensation reported

  • Caroline Woods

    Director

    On filings since 2020

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Terri Lynn Wallace

    Director

    Treasurer → Director, 2025

    On filings since 2023

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jayne Goedecke

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Jessica Donald

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Lindsey Druhan

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Morgan Cook

    Director

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Dicky Barlow

    Superintendent of Schools

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Weingartner

    Mbcs Foundation Representative

    On filings since 2021

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Becky Holt

    All in Representative

    On filings since 2022

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Ashlynn Falkenburg Smith

    Secretary

    Director → Secretary, 2025

    On filings since 2024

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rachel Williams

    District Expressions Representative

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Rebecca Eubanks

    Legislative Vice President

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

  • Stacey Townsend

    Treasurer

    New on the 2025 filing

    1 hr/week

    No compensation reported

Former officers (39)
  • Former: Joanna Hufham (2021–2024) — Legislative Vice President
  • Former: Ashley Jones (2023–2024) — President
  • Former: Meg Lilly (2023–2024) — Secretary
  • Former: Ashley Seligson (2024) — Director
  • Former: Dawson Cooper (2024) — Director
  • Former: Elizabeth Humphreys (2024) — District Expressions Representative
  • Former: Meg Krawczyk (2024) — Treasurer
  • Former: Patricia Craft (2024) — Director
  • Former: Stacy White (2024) — Director
  • Former: Mandi Cooper (2022–2023) — Secretary
  • Former: Shannon Holt (2022–2023) — President
  • Former: Ann Bailey White (2023) — Director
  • Former: Collins Clegg (2023) — Director
  • Former: Grace Kipp (2023) — District Expressions Representative
  • Former: Sarah Paulk (2023) — Director
  • Former: Stephanie Brown (2023) — Director
  • Former: Graham Smith (2020–2022) — Secretary
  • Former: Maretta Ashford (2021–2022) — President
  • Former: Pam Maldia (2021–2022) — Legislative Vice President
  • Former: Amy Moore (2022) — Director
  • Former: Amy Roberts (2022) — Director
  • Former: Joan Short (2022) — Treasurer
  • Former: Kristi Chopin (2022) — Director
  • Former: Margaret Anne Schilder (2022) — Director
  • Former: Rachelle Mouron (2022) — District Expressions Representative
  • Former: Amber Craig (2020–2021) — Secretary
  • Former: Mary Virginia Mandell (2020–2021) — President
  • Former: Tricia Pugh (2020–2021) — All in Representative
  • Former: Anne Schilleci (2021) — Treasurer
  • Former: Bronwyne Chapman (2021) — District Expressions Representative
  • Former: Hill Weathers (2021) — Director
  • Former: Monique Hairston (2021) — Director
  • Former: Betsy Byars (2020) — Treasurer
  • Former: Britt Redden (2020) — Director
  • Former: Dena Berte (2020) — Director
  • Former: Georganne Perrine (2020) — Director
  • Former: Jackie Woodall (2020) — President
  • Former: Lee Alice Estes (2020) — Legislative Vice President
  • Former: Suzanne Perkins (2020) — Secretary

Data from IRS Form 990 filings, 2020–2025. "On filings since" is the earliest filing we hold that lists the person; hours are average hours per week as reported.

Frequently asked questions about Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc

How much does Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc give each year?

Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc gave $1.1M across 6 grants in 2025, according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. In 2024 it gave $1.8M across 6 grants.

What is Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's typical grant size?

Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's median grant in 2025 was $233,966, and its average grant was $178,555, across 6 grants on its 2025 IRS Form 990.

Where does Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc give grants?

Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc gives mostly in Alabama: 100% of the grant dollars itemized on its 2025 IRS Form 990 went to recipients there. The most frequent recipient cities were Mountain Brook, AL (6 grants).

Does Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc give general operating support?

Not in 2025: none of the 6 grants with a stated purpose on Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's 2025 IRS Form 990 were described as general or operating support.

Who are Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's largest grantees?

Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's largest 2025 grantees include Crestline Elementary School ($255,205), Mountain Brook Elementary School ($250,000) and Cherokee Bend Elementary School ($236,298), according to its 2025 IRS Form 990. Together they received 69% of its itemized 2025 grant dollars.

How large is Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc?

Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc reported $507K in total assets on its 2025 IRS Form 990. Its revenue that year was $1.6M.

What is Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc?

Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc is a public charity focused on Education, based in Mountain Brook, AL. It holds $507K in total assets as of 2025.

What is Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's EIN?

Mountain Brook Council PTO Inc's EIN (Employer Identification Number) is 26-4085689. IRS Form 990 filing data is available on this page for 2020–2025.

Data last updated September 2026. Sourced from IRS Form 990 filings.

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